江苏省常州市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中英语试题（学生版）

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第一部分：听力(略)
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节：(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
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At age 15, Zha Yicheng has taken the speed climbing cmmunity by strm fllwing his tw stunning climbs f 4.68 and 4.65 secnds — unfficially faster than US athlete Sam Watsn’s 4.74-secnd wrld recrd set at last year’s Paris Olympics.
Zha’s recrd-breaking mment happened during a trial event fr China’s natinal team n March 26. Since the event was nt apprved by the Internatinal Federatin f Sprt Climbing (IFSC), his achievement was nt fficially recgnized. Nevertheless, evidently Zha has emerged as ne f China’s mst prmising speed climbers.
Brn in 2009 in Suzhu, Zha’s jurney with speed climbing began at age 5, when a friend dragged him t a climbing gym. What started as a weekly hbby sn ccupied his weekends. By 9, he had already wn medals at multiple yuth events. After winning the 2023 IFSC Yuth Wrld Champinships in Seul, Suth Krea, Zha had t chse between schl and sprts. At that time, he was a tp middle schl student, but he chse t dedicate fur t eight years t speed climbing t see hw far he culd g.
In September 2023, Zha jined the Shanghai speed climbing team. During the 2023-24 winter camp, his times imprved frm 5.4 secnds t 4.99, reaching the “sub-five” milestne. He kept that strng mmentum in the 2024 seasn, clcking 4.93 secnds t win the natinal speed climbing champinships in September.
Zha credits his quick prgress t scientific training and active thinking. After his first winter training camp with the natinal team, he emerged transfrmed. “The team’s envirnment pushed me t train smarter. The natin’s best climbers are here, and every sessin demands yur abslute best,” said Zha. Between training sessins, Zha reads histry bks, sci-fi stries, and a bigraphy f basketball legend Kbe Bryant. When he can’t sleep, he watches climbing vides t study thers’ mvements. “Climbing isn’t just physical. It’s a mental game. Withut active thinking, yu can’t reach the tp level in any sprt,” Zha said.
Fr nw, age rules stp Zha frm cmpeting in internatinal events, but he sees the delay as an pprtunity t imprve his perfrmance. “Next year, I’ll cmpete internatinally in peak frm t strive fr hnr fr my cuntry,” he tld Xinhua.
4. Why were Zha Yicheng’s recrd-breaking climbs nt fficially recgnized?
A. Because the event was nt admitted by the IFSC.
B. Because he was t yung t qualify fr wrld recrds.
C. Because his times were slwer than Sam Watsn’s recrd.
D. Because he cmpeted in a natinal champinship instead.
5. What can be inferred abut Zha’s decisin t fcus n speed climbing ver schl?
A. He wanted t break recrds immediately.
B. He priritized his passin despite being a tp student.
C. His family pressured him t pursue sprts prfessinally.
D. He struggled academically and needed an alternative path.
6. What cntribute t Zha’s rapid imprvement in speed climbing?
A. Natural talent and early training.B. Supprt frm his schl teachers.
C. Internatinal cmpetitin experience.D. Scientific training and mental discipline.
7. Which f the fllwing can best describe Zha Yicheng?
A. cmmitted and ambitiusB. hardwrking and creative
C. talented and self-disciplinedD. curageus and strng-willed
C
Dctr Dlittle, the well-knwn, fictinal naturalist wh famusly pssesses the ability t cnverse with animals and understand their languages has nw inspired a high-paying science prize aimed at cracking the challenge f interspecies cmmunicatin. A grand prize f $500,000, awaits whichever research team can make real prgress: nt just decding the language f anther species but using it t draw a reply frm an animal. Last week, an initial $100,000 went t a US team studying dlphin whistles — after decades f recrding bttlense dlphins in Flrida, they identified arund 20 distinct messaging whistles.
The Cller Dlittle Challenge financed by Jeremy Cller, a vegan and animal lver, is unashamedly mdelled n the Turing test (图灵测试). That 20th-century test prmtes effrts t design a machine capable f imitating human cnversatin, and became a tuchstne in the evlutin f AI. It als became a fcus fr cncerns abut machines tricking, even taking ver, humans. The ability t cmmune with ther species is likely t raise similar, unsettling questins as research prgresses. If we were able t decde animal chatter, shuld this knwledge change hw we treat them, whether as pets, labur r fd? The prize presents a mral challenge and it frces us t recnsider ur relatinships with ther species.
Philspher Jnathan Birch, als a judge f the Jeremy Cller Centre, stressed that the Challenge is lking beynd the interspecies cmmunicatin we have with pets, r that a farmer has with a sheepdg. Thse relatinships invlve signalling and behaviural respnses, Birch explains, “but that’s nt telling us hw animals cmmunicate with each ther... this prize is abut understanding it s well that we can start t jin the cnversatin.”
While Cller hpes his charity will reshape ur attitude t animals, the truth is that even grundbreaking research has largely failed t mve the dial n their welfare. Recent wrk n cephalpd’s (头足类动物) intelligence has nt stpped plans t farm the creatures. We might ne day be able t understand what animals are saying — but there is n guarantee we will listen.
8. Why is Turing test mentined in the passage?
A. T stress its rle and value in AI prgress.
B. T shw its difference frm the Challenge.
C. T warn f cncerns the Challenge may face.
D. T shw its use in interspecies cmmunicatin.
9. Which research wuld Birch apprve f t win the prize?
A. Peple cmmunicating with their pets.
B. Peple directing sheepdgs during wrk.
C. Researchers recrding hw cattle cmmunicate.
D. Researchers interacting with birds using whistles.
10. What des the “mve the dial” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Make a change.B. Win the prize.
C. Slw the prcess.D. Cntinue the research.
11. What’s the authr’s attitude tward the practical effect f the research?
A. Optimistic.B. Dubtful.C. Objective.D. Dismissive.
D
Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk t each ther a lt with ur thumbs — sending six billin text messages a day, and likely a few billin mre n services like Whats App.
But sme wrry that s much messaging leads t less cmmunicatin. Fr instance, when hanging ut with friends, we’d be texting secretively at the same time, pretending t maintain eye cntact but mentally smewhere else.
New technlgies ften upset the way we relate t ne anther, f curse. But such divisin caused by texting have a strng ech in the arguments we had ver telephne a hundred years ag. The small device gave us a new way t cntact ne anther and quickly prmte new frms f scializing. Callers arranged regular “visiting” calls, dialing remte family t catch up n news.
Sn, thugh, scial critics thught it wuld be s easy t talk that we’d never leave each ther alne. Others wrried that the telephne sped up life, demanding instant reactins. The use f the telephne gave little rm fr reflectin. It prduced a craziness in the rdinary cncerns f life which didn’t make fr dmestic happiness. “We shall sn be nthing but transparent piles f jelly (果冻) t each ther,” a Lndn writer maned in 1897.
Hwever, nwadays the telephne call seems like a thrwback t a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a cmmunicatin prfessr at the University f Iwa, started dating a man wh insisted n calling her n the phne, she fund it warm and delightful. S she desn’t think the shift t texting has degraded ur interactins. Accrding t her study, teenagers wh text the mst are als thse wh spend the mst time face t face with friends. Cmmunicatin, it seems, brings mre cmmunicatin, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text desn’t mean it’s nt meaningful.
Michéle Martin f Carletn University, thinks we’re living thrugh a replay f the telephne, where the things that made it valuable — instant cmmunicatins — are the same that made it annying. “Peple believe they are liberated because they can bring the mbile phne everywhere,” Martin says. “But at the same time, they are slaves t it.”
12. What’s the functin f the first paragraph?
A. T intrduce the tpic.B. T describe a scene.
C. T ffer an argument.D. T issue a warning.
13. Accrding t paragraph 4, what des telephne use cause?
A. Peple experience very tight schedule.B. Peple tend t lack individuality.
C. Peple becme narrw and uninfrmed.D. Peple lse the ability t reflect.
14. What can we learn frm paragraph 5?
A. Telephne calls are particularly welcmed in dating.
B. Teenagers are addicted t cmmunicating by texting.
C. The shift t texting is destructive t face-t-face time.
D. The meaning f cmmunicatin ges beynd medium.
15. What’s the best title fr the text?
A. Oh My Gd! We’ve Been Here Befre!B. Gne with the Wind, Dear Texting!
C. Life is T Shrt fr S Many Texting.D. Oh, Telephne, a Tale f Tw Sides.
第二节：(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Blind bxes, r mystery bxes, are sealed packages cntaining surprise items. Buyers dn’t knw exactly what they’re purchasing until they pen the bx. ___16___ It transfrms the way cllectibles are marketed and purchased. Tday, brands like Pp Mart have perfected the frmula, ffering themed blind bxes that cater t different tastes.
The blind bx phenmenn isn’t limited t cllectibles. ___17___ Businesses acrss sectrs can incrprate this trend t increase custmer engagement, attract a wider audience, and enhance the shpping experience. Here are a few ideas fr hw different types f businesses can incrprate blind bx cncepts.
Create mystery prduct bxes.
Intrduce a line f mystery bxes fr yur prducts. Fr example, a beauty brand culd create blind bxes with a mix f skincare r makeup prducts. ___18___ Each bx culd include items f varying values, creating an element f surprise fr custmers.
___19___
Create exclusive (独有的) blind bx series that feature ne-f-a-kind items r unique packaging, which can increase demand and bring in regular custmers. Offering these bxes n a seasnal r limited-time basis als adds an element f urgency, mtivating custmers t act quickly.
Incrprate blind bxes in lyalty prgrams.
Fr businesses with lyalty prgrams, ffering blind bxes as part f a rewards prgram can drive engagement. ___20___ This wuld give them a unique stimulatin t cntinue buying and interacting with yur brand.
Adpting the blind bx mdel can help businesses tap int the excitement and mystery that drives this trend, while als prviding a fun and memrable experience fr custmers. By adding elements f exclusivity and variety, brands can bst sales and custmer lyalty, turning each purchase int an engaging experience.
A. Cnsider rarity an artistic fcus.
B. Launch limited-editin blind bxes.
C. This trend started in Japan and quickly spread wrldwide.
D. And a fashin shp might ffer mystery gift packs.
E. Regular custmers culd exchange pints fr mystery bxes.
F. There are cuntless scial media grups discussing the blind bxes.
G. It has als becme a business mdel fr industries ranging frm fashin t beauty.
第三部分：语言应用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从文后所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Clara’s grandmther passed away, she left Clara an ld pian in the attic. Clara, wh preferred mdern gadgets, initially fund the gift ____21____. But when she ____22____ the dust-cvered keys ne rainy afternn, smething magical happened.
As her fingers tuched the keys, a ____23____ memry surfaced–her grandmther singing “Mn River” while little Clara sat n her lap. The pian, she realized, wasn’t a (n) ____24____ piece f furniture; it was a (n) ____25____ f their bnd.
Determined t restre it, Clara fund sheet music hidden inside the bench. The first page had a ____26____ nte: “Fr my Clara, wh will play when I n lnger can.” Tears ____27____ her visin as she began t play clumsily.
Over the next mnths, Clara practiced daily. The mre she played, the mre she felt her grandmther’s ____28____. On what wuld have been her grandmther’s 80th birthday, Clara ____29____ a small cncert at a nursing hme. When she played their sng, several elderly residents ____30____ alng sftly.
Afterward, a wman apprached Clara. “Yur playing reminded me f my mther,” she said, ____31____ Clara’s hands. At that mment, Clara understd-music culd ____32____ generatins just as lve des.
Nw, Clara teaches children pian n that very instrument. She always starts with “Mn River”, telling them: “Sme sngs aren’t just meldies; they’re ____33____ waiting t be ____34____.” And when the children play, the attic pian shines as if it has finally fund its ____35____.
21. A. disappintingB. fascinatingC. cnfusingD. exciting
22. A. wipedB. cleanedC. plishedD. struck
23. A. vividB. brkenC. falseD. painful
24. A. expensiveB. uselessC. antiqueD. massive
25. A. burdenB. symblC. resultD. bligatin
26. A. printedB. fadedC. fficialD. typed
27. A. failedB. imprvedC. blurredD. filled
28. A. criticismB. absenceC. patienceD. presence
29. A. attendedB. recrdedC. canceledD. rganized
30. A. dancedB. hummedC. criedD. listened
31. A. shakingB. examiningC. squeezingD. releasing
32. A. cnnectB. separateC. hnrD. distinguish
33. A. striesB. secretsC. lessnsD. histries
34. A. writtenB. createdC. sharedD. frgtten
35. A. tuneB. hmeC. viceD. wner
第二节：(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hit Chinese film Dead T Rights highlighting ne f Japanese war crimes btains exceptinal praise. The film ____36____ (maintain) an impressive 8.6 n film review platfrm Duban since its release n the Chinese mainland n July 25.
The film centers n a grup f Chinese civilians sheltering in a phtgraphy studi in 1937, where they ____37____ (develp) film f a Japanese military phtgrapher ____38____ discvered that the negatives cntained firm evidence f crimes ____39____ (cmmit) by Japanese sldiers acrss the city. They secretly kept the negatives and risked their lives ____40____ (deliver) them t the utside wrld in the hpe that the truth wuld be revealed.
Sme film ____41____ (critic) highly praise the film fr it adpts the unusual perspective f a pht studi, ffering ____42____ tuching narrative angle thrugh rdinary lives. Directr Shen A described the film as part f an “invisible battle” t bring greater internatinal ____43____ (recgnize) t the cuntry’s suffering in Wrld War Ⅱ.
____44____ ther war narratives falling int deep-rted hrrr, Dead T Rights displays remarkable cntrl and minimizes bldy imagery, ____45____ has drawn audiences including families with children int theaters.
第四部分;写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：(满分15分)
46. 假设你是延陵中学的学生会主席李华，觉察到在信息爆炸的时代，同学们时常被媒体海量甚至虚假的信息所困扰。为此，请你以学生会的名义，为学校英文报“The Vice”写一封倡议书，倡议大家学习如何成为一名有判断力的阅读者。内容包括：
1. 提出此倡议的背景与目的；
2. 提出两到三条具体、可行的建议；
3. 发出呼吁，重申该做法的积极意义。
注意：1. 词数在80个左右；2. 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。
Dear fellw students,
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The Students’ Unin
第二节：满分(25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A few years ag, my wife Sue had sme fairly serius health prblems. She had suffered surgery after surgery and had als put n weight fr several years. Diets had nt helped her.
One day we sat dwn and drew up a “wish list” f the things we wanted mst ut f life. One f Sue’s items was t run in a marathn. Given her histry and physical limitatins, I thught her gal was cmpletely unrealistic, but Sue became cmmitted t it.
She began by running very slwly arund. Every day she ran just a little farther than she had the day befre just ne driveway mre. “When will I ever be able t run a mile?” Sue asked ne day. Sn she was running three. Then five. “We can change urselves fr the better and cause urselves t pursue ur mst precius desires with almst ttal success,” Sue said and registered t run in the St. Gerge Marathn in suthern Utah.
I drve the muntainus rad frm Cedar City t St. Gerge. When the marathn began, I parked the car near the finish line and waited fr Sue t cme in. Five hurs later, it was raining steadily and the wind was cld. Several cld and injured runners had been transprted past me, and I began t panic. The image f Sue, alne and cld, ff the rad smewhere, made me sick with wrry. The fast and strng cmpetitrs had finished lng ag, and runners were becming fewer and fewer. Nw I culd nt see anyne in either directin.
Almst all f the cars alng the marathn rute had left, and sme nrmal traffic was beginning. I was able t drive directly up the race rute. There were still n runners in view after driving almst tw miles. Then I went arund a bend in the rad and sptted tw runners running up ahead.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
It was Sue in the cmpany f a girl runner, struggling.
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At the finish line, the girl hugged Sue, “Yu made me believe we culd d it.”
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